Ontological Argument

Question 1

‘god exists.’ analytic or synthetic statement?

Answer 1

Analytic - consider the very essence of God includes existence

Question 2

‘God may or may not exist.’ synethetic or analytic statement?

Answer 2

Synthetic - possible for God not to exist. Predicate of existence is not included in the subject of god

Question 3

Anselm’s Proslogion: ‘Therefore something than..

Answer 3

which greater cannot be conceived undoubtedly exists both in thought and reality.’

Question 4

What philosophical argument technique does Anselm use?

Answer 4

reductio ar absurdum - to show ‘the fool’ cannot reject the conclusion if they accept the premises as the conclusion is deductive